Clean bloody nose of SP MP15

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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I’ve noticed that the SP switchers with the bloody nose design have no white “SP” letters on the front. At least the MP15 has a clean front site that could hold the letters easy.

Is it correct that SP painted the white “SP” letters on it’s road machines with a bloody nose but not on switchers of the same color?

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Best place to get answers to questions such as this on the Southern Pacific is at

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Espee/

Some highly knowledgeable and published experts (like Strapac on locomotives and Thompson on freight cars) are regular contributors.

Mark

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Thank you. I’ve joined that forum, posted my SP specific questions and got first answer.